Category Manager

7 months ago


Perth Airport, Australia Perth Airport Full time

Help shape the future of Perth Airport
- A variety of interesting work within our Procurement team
- Permanent role reporting to the Head of Procurement

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians.

We strive to provide a lasting first impression and a seamless, quality travel experience for our domestic, interstate and international visitors.

The Perth Airport estate is spread over 2100 hectares and has developed a $1.3 billion portfolio of existing industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings.

We service a truly diverse community and play an important role in strengthening cultural, family and social bonds while supporting business, tourism and leisure travel.

Our team are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Category Manager.

**What you'll do**:
The focus of this role will be to provide Category Management through sourcing, contracts and contractor management services. You will undertake full lifecycle activities including, sourcing strategy development, procurement planning, go to market, assessment, negotiation, recommendation, award, implementation, contract management, and support and influence ESG initiatives. In addition, you will leverage your knowledge of category management and supply markets to achieve competitive advantage by seeking out improvement opportunities, reducing waste, increasing value for money and challenging the status quo.

**About you**:
With relevant qualifications, you will have demonstrated experience in procurement, logistics and/or supply chain. You can evidence category management sourcing and contracts experience. You will have gained experience in sourcing, contracts, market research, 'should cost' analysis, procurement planning/sourcing strategies along with practical experience in negotiating and confirming negotiated outcomes into contracts.

You drive for continuous improvement and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you influence stakeholders, develop effective working relationships and drive for results whilst protecting Perth Airport's procurement interests.

**About Us**:
We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration, with flexible work times. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking.

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. At PAPL we place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

If this sounds like you, please get in touch.


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